Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash  —  One of J. Edgar Hoover's greatest reforms at the FBI was his embrace of fingerprinting.  During the 1930s, visitors to the FBI offices in Washington, D.C., received souvenir fingerprint cards featuring his name.  The men who succeeded him as FBI director …

Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to re-open the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies  —  Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military's ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say.  The White House said the administration notified Middle East allies in advance.

Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’  —  In remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as the American public's misconceptions about the Supreme Court.  —  HERSHEY, Pa. — Chief Justice John Roberts …

The Scandal That Should Be the End for Fratboy Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth  —  BLOWING UP YOUR SPOT  —  If this massive Iran cover-up doesn't cost Pete Hegseth his job, nothing will.  —  OPINION  —  Not since Vietnam have we seen a more systematic effort by an administration to lie about the nature …

Purported Epstein Suicide Note Is Released  —  A federal judge released the note on Wednesday, which Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel.  The New York Times has not authenticated that Mr. Epstein wrote it.  —  A federal judge has released a suicide note purportedly written …

FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says  —  The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said.  —  The search at Virginia …

FBI probing leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel, sources say  —  The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on an Atlantic magazine journalist who wrote a deeply unflattering account last month of Director Kash Patel's work habits, two people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.

Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, judge rules  —  The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee's Majority-Black House District  —  The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state's lone Democratic district.  —  Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday proposed …

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth  —  They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival.  They passed their newborn screening tests.  Some made it to their 2-week wellness visits without concern.

Trump's Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He's Already Rejected  —  As chaotic negotiations over the end of the Iran war continue, US negotiators think they have the framework for a deal in place.  Now they just have to sell the president on it.  —  President Donald Trump's negotiators face …

At Elite Events, Ultra-Wealthy Rebuff Their Critics  —  As the world's wealthy gathered in displays of money and influence on both US coasts this week, an underlying tension simmered in the background: the anti-rich sentiment sweeping the country and the billionaires trying to fight against it.

Colorize This Obituary  —  Ted Turner is dead.  Although not much in the news for the past two decades, Turner played an outsized role in creating twenty-first century America.  He wasn't the worst billionaire ever, not by a long shot.  But he was also very very billionaire.

Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists”  —  New national counterterrorism strategy vows to “cripple them before” crimes are committed  —  Subscriptions are declining; PLEASE becoming a paid subscriber so I can keep doing this work  —  The White House declared war …

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87  —  Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises.

Mexico nightclub's $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood  —  Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us - as a country - by the United States’  —  A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge …

RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  —  Days before the 2024 presidential election, future Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a statement on X promising to end …

I Really Hope This Deadly Virus Doesn't Reach America, or We're Doomed  —  Surely we can't rely on Secretary Road Kill to protect us.  —  This is a truly frightening development.  From the BBC: … Hantavirus will kill you dead.  Thirty-eight percent of people who develop symptoms will die from it and there is no cure for it.

Fetterman slams NYC protesters as ‘pro-Hezbollah/Hamas,’ challenges Democratic Party to condemn them  —  Add us as a preferred source on Google  —  Sen. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Democrat, lit into anti-Israel demonstrators who clashed with police outside a Manhattan synagogue Tuesday night …

Justice Department Notifies Fairfax County, Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney of Investigation into His Plea Bargaining, Charging Decisions, and Sentencing Policy  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department notified the Fairfax County, Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano …

Old news: Why a former New York Times editor blocked Epstein Pulitzer  —  The Scoop  —  A years-old fight among the judges of one of the most coveted prizes in media over a major investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has spilled into view as the story of the late disgraced financier continues to ripple through American institutions.

Justice Department Investigation Determines UCLA's Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has completed a year-long investigation into the admissions policies and practices at the David Geffen School …

“Would It Matter If I Told You I'm Pope Leo?”  — The Bank Teller Who Hung Up on Robert Prevost  —  Thank you for reading!  Letters from Leo is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, become a free or paid subscriber.  —  Subscribe  —  Make A One-Time Gift to Support My Work

After Hormuz, Southeast Asia Sees the Potential Value of Tolling the Strait of Malacca … Iran has suffered enormous infrastructure damage since the start of the war in late February, yet the country remains resilient.  As I noted in a prior article, the regime's survival has been due in part …

A Black Man Won an Election In New Orleans.  Republicans Are Trying to Abolish His Position Altogether  —  The legislative response to Calvin Duncan's landslide victory has a long, shameful history in Louisiana.  —  On Monday, May 4, Calvin Duncan officially began his term as Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.

Belgian PM slaps down Trump's ambassador over ‘nonsense’ antisemitism jab  —  Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever has pushed back forcefully against criticism from U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White, who accused the country of being antisemitic.  —  White had reacted strongly …

Jack Smith Calls the Justice Dept. ‘Corrupted’ by Trump and His Allies  —  At a private event in Washington last month, Mr. Smith, the former special counsel, accused Justice Department leaders of targeting people for prosecution to please and impress the president.

Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case  —  President Donald Trump's lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, has asked a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a longtime columnist from collecting an $83 million defamation award.